Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-10-21
D.r.rred Item. from Las. Week.

Deferred Items from Last Week.
Capt. Paul Boynton, the swimmer. APP
peared I'm new role last Monday and
walked on the Allegheny river, much
to the establishment Of the multitude
which gathered to watch the feat. 1t
is certain that no multitude ever saw
such feet-in fact, it saw little else than
feet, and from their size IL is rather a
wonder that he accomplished the feat of
walking from point little above the
Union TO the Seventh street bridge. A
couple Of hundred boats accompanied
the pedestrian on his journey. There
were boats of all kinds, hut it was the
steam vessels which gave him the most
trouble by stirring up the water until 1t
made rather Il hazardous promenade for
the captain. He walked along, how
ever, like n barefooted boy in u stubble
field, and reached the end of his journey
without mishap. Then he put on rub
Der suit and with small canoe paddle
propelled himselfdown the river.-PiHs.
burg Chronicle
Last Saturday the survivors of the
Fifty. first Pennsylvania Regiment un-
yelled tablet at Burnside Bridge, on
the Autietam battle field, which they
have erected i'm memory of those who
fell in the charge made there by the
regiment led by Col. John f. Hartranft,
afterwards Governor OF Pennsylvania,
on the l7th of September, 1862. The
tablet is four feet high, two feet wide
and two feet thick. is of solid granite,
and is placed upon stone pier. 1t bears
charge and the number of wounded. a
procession was formed in Sharpsburg
and marched To the bridge, where adj
dresses were made by eX- Gov. uartranft
aud others. The Sharpsburg Band fur
nished the music.
Mrs. Charles Schaeffer, of BreSlau, \.
Y, while walking on Il path across the
garden of George Gaeblein, of the same
place, Sunday afternoon, was shot and
instantly killed by Gaeblein, who was
lying in wait for the purpose. He i'm
mediately buried the woman's body,
having had the grave in readiness. The
husband of Mrs. Schaetfer came the
same way later on, and was also shot by
Gaeblein, but received only slight
wounds in the hands. Gaeblein was
arrested. After search by the resi-
dents, Mrs. Schaeffer's body was discov-
cred in the grave. The trouble which
led to the shooting has been of long
standing. 1t was caused by the Schaef-
ers using the path through Gaeblein's
property.
a heavy robbery of the Pacific express
safe somewhere between Little Rock
and Northern Texas, on the Iron Noun
tain Road, occurred several days ago.
The amount is not exactly known, but
it is estimated at from $50, 900 to $50 900.
The messenger was j. B. Owens, one of
the oldest, most trusted messengers in
the service, and who recently delivered
a hundred and fifty thousand dollars
safely. Since the discovery of the rob-
berry detectives have been searching for
Owens, but thus far without success.
Daniel Wyker, an unsOphisticated old
farmer, living near Urwnna, Bucks
county, Pa, recently had such good
luck playing cards with three strangers
that he drew So, 900 from bank and put
it up in one stake. In less than two
hours the strangers had tho whole Of it,
and have not been seen or heard of
since.
David Ogletree, his wife and two
children were poisoned at their home,
near Talladega, Ala, last Thursday, by
drinking whisky in which strychnine
had been placed by Mrs. Ogletree. They
are all dead. Mrs. Oglctree had threat
ened to poison the entire family.
Isaac Ellis and Phoebe Hicks were
married at Petersburg, Va, last week.
Ellis is the father of thirty-one children,
and has been married eight times. He
is seventy-five years of age. The bride
is aged fifty years.